In the ancient myth, Oedipus ceased to be king when he discovered his crimes. Nonetheless, since the Renaissance, he has ruled the kingdom of the imagination. The twentieth century begins with the Oedipus complex in Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams and the power of the Oedipus myth continued to manifest itself in an astonishing range of artistic and intellectual work. As a volume in the Gods and Heroes series, this book explores a key figure in ancient myth incisively and accessibly...